Special Addition - Nauvoo through the lens of my new camera, I love it!!!!

This is just across the street to the east of us. Beautiful spring flowers!
I love red! These red flowers in front of the statues of Joseph and Hyrum are gorgeous!

Meet Mr. Robin Red-breast, he comes to visit us often!!

I love berry flowers!!!!!!!

We are standing across the river in Montrose. Mr. Heron was flying by stilled by the beauty of Father in Heaven's house!!!
Another view of the beautiful Nauvoo Temple from the Montrose side with evidence that there is a kind and loving Father in Heaven who gives us so much beauty in this world!

Breathtakingly divine red tulips!!!!

Another wonderful thing happens in spring that we in the city do not get to enjoy often, the beauty of new life. We saw mama geese sitting in their nests with daddy standing guard near by. Then suddenly new little goslings are waddling around. Delightful to watch!!!

I'm sure this is a family field trip. Mama and daddy explaining where to go and not go. I'm sure there is some time in there to teach geese prayers and read scriptures!!

At the end of Parley street is a replica of a ferry used to take many of the Saints across the Mighty Mississippi. It normally is about 50 yards or more from the river, however with all the rain lately, the river rose to it. The people around here said there has not been so much water since the floods of 1993.

In fact one gentleman who lives in Carthage told us the night of the tornado, he wished the "mormans" would build another Temple because the 2 years the temple was being built the farmers around here enjoyed perfect weather to plant and harvest their crops. This year they are not sure they will be able to get them in the ground so they can mature in time to harvest. They are worried! Interesting observation!!!


I love the 12 mile drive from Nauvoo to the fork in the road to Hamilton and Keokuk. This water fall is along that drive. We stopped for a quiet moment and were mesmerized by the beauty of water, rock, and plants. Heavenly Father really loves us to give us so much beauty!!!


Here I am playing with my new camera. I am inside the Brigham Young home and my companion for the day is giving the outside part of the tour.

I love my new camera!!!!!